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LaRue Ford is fighting a contempt charge for profanity in Berrien County (Jan. 8, 2013)

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Updated: Saturday, 12 Jan 2013, 6:42 AM EST
Published : Saturday, 12 Jan 2013, 12:37 AM EST

NILES, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge has tossed out a contempt charge against a woman who got in trouble for cursing in a courthouse.

Berrien County Trial Court Judge Charles LaSata on Friday dismissed the charge against 49-year-old LaRue Ford.

She was charged with contempt after a clerk heard Ford use a profanity while trying to take care of an old traffic ticket on Dec. 4 in southwestern Michigan.

According to the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune , Ford says she's pleased to have the misdemeanor behind her, referring to the past month as "grueling" and "tiring."